The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-01-15
(oFFIcIAL.)
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MAYORS OFFICE

MAYORS OFFICE.
Monroe, La, December Is, 1856.
The report of r. II. Endom returning Of
ficer for the parish of Ouachita. handed in
his report. as follows:
To the Hon. Mayor and Ciny Council of
Monroe:
This is to certify that the total vote cast
in the election For Special Tax, to aid
the New Orleans, Natchez 81 Fort Scott
Railway Company is $50 ballots. Amount
which is a majority in number and amount
according to tax list furnished. Said cleo
ton was held on the goth of November,
AL Of whe che said were and
(signed.) RoB'T h. ENDoM,
Returning Officer for Parish Ouachita.
Monroe. La, Dec. 2, "A. d. 1856.
The petition of 81. Kinderman, asking to
be reimbursed for house rent furnished
Jas. Woodson, was laid on the table.
The following ordinance was introduced
and carried:
ORDINANCE 500,
Amending and re-enacting Ordinance 55A,
adopted June 8, 1882.
Sec. i. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Monroe: That whoever
shall keep a banking game, or banking
Of at
representing money, or any article of value
shall be bazarded, or shall aid or assist in
keeping one, shall be, upon conviction,
fined in a sum not less than 500 nor more
than $3.50, and in default of paying fine and
costs, shall be sentenced to work on the
streets of the City Of Monroe not less than
thirty days.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. &C., That
any person over 81 years of age may carry
on any game OF chance or hazard, with
cards or otherwise, where money or any
thing representing or standing for money
is bet or hazarded, and not prohibited by
the State laws OF Louisiana or this ordi-
nance, upon complying with this ordinance
as herein specified.
Sec 3. Be it further ordained, &C., Before
carrying on any game allowed in Section 2,
the person desiring to do so, shall obtain
from tho Collector of the City of Monroe a
license for each separate game he proposes
to carry on, and for each license he shall
pay to the collector the sum of fifty dollars
monthly in advance, provided that no liz
fcense shall be issued for term longer
| than one month.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, &c. Every
game for which a license is obtained shall
be carried on within doors, and any per-
game in any yard, street or inclosed prem
ises in tho city of Monroe shall, on convic-
ton, be fined not less than $50 nor more
than 500 tor each violation Of this section,
and in default of paying fines and costs.
shall be sentenced to work on the public
spreets not exceeding thirty days for each
violation.
Sec. S. Be it further ordained, &c. Any
person who shall carry on, in or on the
premises which he occupies, any game as
set forth in Section 2, without first having
obtained a license rs provided in Section 8,
shall be fined not less than $50. nor more
than $3.50, and i'll default of paying fines
and costs. shall be sentenced to work on
the public streets not less than thirty
days.
Sec 6. 30 it further ordained, &c. Any
person who shall permit any other person
under 81 years of age to participate, in any
capacity, i'll any game as set forth in Sec
ton 2. Gu the premises he occupies, wheJh-
| or said game be licensed or not, shall be
fined $3.50, and in default of paying fine
and costs shall be sentenced to work on the
public streets not less than sixty days.
Sec. Z. Be it further ordained, de-, That
it shall be lawful and the duty Of any OF
the public officers Of the city Of Monroe,
without warrant previously obtained for
said purpose, to arrest and to take into Gus
this ordinance, together with all the tables,
money, representatives of money, imple-
ments and other paraphernaiia which may
be used in said games, and take him and
them before the Recorder of the city of
Monroe, to be dealt with according to law.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, &C., That
all ordinances in conflict with this ordi-
nance are repealed, and this ordinance
shall take effect from it's promulgation.
Approved,
FIR. ENDOM, Mayor
J. II. SIMON, Sec'y.
There being no further business, the
Council adjourned.
FIR. ENDoM, Mayor.
j. II. 81 MON, Secretary.